Punishment in America
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Word Count
79,750 words, Guess
Page Count
319 pages
Physical Format
Electronic resource
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL24267595M
- ISBN-139781851096817
- OCLC Control Number57432233
- OCLC Control Numberpunishmentinamer0000bank
- Library of Congress Control Number2005000659
and 1 more
- OverDrive8BE49EA4-3D4D-4BC0-B814-BC9FCE36DA92
Classifications
- LCCHV9466 .B35 2005
Description
From Puritan ducking stools to boot camps and supermax prisons, Punishment in America investigates the evolution of punishment in the United States. Intriguing inquiries into penitentiaries, parole, capital punishment, and other sanctions reveal how the rationales behind themoretribution, rehabilitation, and deterrenceoreflect changes in society, culture, and values.Reaching beyond the typical focus on prisons and incarceration to extralegal lynchings and vigilante operations and the treatment of the poor and the mentally challenged, this remarkable review also explores the impact of stricter laws on pedophiles and drug offenders and the effect of three-strikes legislation and truth in sentencing. This thought-provoking work will help readers understand the conflicting roles that punishment has played in delivering justice and promoting rehabilitation.
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